New Zealand to review athletes' mental health support after Podmore death


WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's cycling federation said on Tuesday it would review its mental health support for athletes following the sudden death of Olympian Olivia Podmore at the age of 24.

Podmore cycled at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast but was not part of New Zealand's team at the recent Tokyo Games.

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